Ian Hunter

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Jon Lord, Ian Hunter, Chip Monck and Ozzy Osbourne on the set of Speakeasy
Rare 1974 talkshow footage starring Ozzy Osborne, Jon Lord and Ian Hunter appears online

By Fraser Lewry Published

The Speakeasy footage is hosted by famed Woodstock MC Chip "Brown Acid" Monck

Films & TV Shows
Ian Hunter portrait
Ian Hunter's stories of Freddie Mercury, David Bowie, Bob Dylan and more

By Dave Everley Published

He’s Ian Hunter, solo artist and former Mott The Hoople frontman, and these are some of his stories

Bands & Artists
Mott The Hoople in 1970
How Ian Hunter and Mott The Hoople got their riot started

By Kris Needs Published

Before they became 70s chart stars and (later) a beloved heritage act, Mott The Hoople were a wilder, more dangerous proposition – as their incendiary debut album proved

Albums
Ian Hunter: Defiance Part 2: Fiction cover art
Ian Hunter shows no sign of erosion on Defiance Part 2: Fiction

By Kris Needs Published

A weightier second helping of Defiance from Ian Hunter in a star-studded, covid-era purple patch

Albums
Ian Hunter on The Midnight Special: close-up
All The Way To Memphis on The Midnight Special is peak Mott The Hoople and peak Ian Hunter hair

By Fraser Lewry Published

As Ian Hunter announces the all-star sequel to 2023's acclaimed Defiance Part 1, some 50-year-old footage of his old band has briefly brightened the internet

Bands & Artists
Ian Hunter press shot
"If they liked you, they’d smack you. And if they didn’t like you, you were dead!" Ian Hunter on hanging out with Bowie, working with Taylor Hawkins and playing for the London Mafia

By Scott Rowley last updated

Back with an all-star cast on an amazing new album, Ian Hunter on working with Jeff Beck and Taylor Hawkins, punk rock, Alex Harvey, David Bowie, and sex and drugs in the 70s

Interviews
Ian Hunter: Defiance Part 1 cover art
Nobody but Ian Hunter has the power, at this point in their career, to sound so fresh, so new and so exciting

By David Quantick Published

One of Britain's great songwriters Ian Hunter delivers a shining example of his craft on new solo album Defiance Part 1

Albums
Ian Hunter and David Bowie onstage at Wembley Stadium, 1992
Ian Hunter on the "ruthless, fabulous" David Bowie: "David wanted to be a monster"

By Paul Brannigan Published

Thanks to All The Young Dudes, the names of David Bowie and Ian Hunter will forever be linked. But Mott The Hoople's former frontman says the pair were never friends

Bands & Artists
Ian Hunter and Joe Elliott
Ian Hunter's new album features collaborations with Joe Elliott, Slash, Billy Gibbons, Johnny Depp and the late Jeff Beck and Taylor Hawkins

By Paul Brannigan Published

Ian Hunter has a few famous friends, as the number of rock stars guesting on his new album Defiance Part 1 proves

Albums
The 20 best albums of 1975
The 20 best rock albums of 1975

By Classic Rock Magazine last updated

The classics just keep on coming. Welcome to the year of Physical Graffiti, Born To Run, Blood On The Tracks, A Night At The Opera and many more

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